diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal/default.nix
index 69f97a833a47..7d98544f4cb6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal/default.nix
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       pipewire
       gst_all_1.gst-plugins-base
       libgudev
-      umockdev
 
       # For icon validator
       gdk-pixbuf
@@ -125,6 +124,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     umockdev
   ];
 
+  checkInputs = [ umockdev ];
+
   mesonFlags =
     [
       "--sysconfdir=/etc"